সাতক্ষীরা
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Bengali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Corrupted from earlier সাতঘরিয়া (śatoghriẏa /śatghoriẏa/), a compound of সাতঘর (śatoghor /śatghor/) + -ইয়া (-iẏa, relational suffix), referring to the Satghar Kulin Brahmins who settled there.[1] In turn, the name is a compound of সাত (śat, “seven”) + ঘর (ghor, “family, house”). The Satghar Kulin Brahmins were from Rarha (western Bengal) and, as their name suggests, consisted of seven families: the Kesharkonis (কেশরকোনী), Rayis (রায়ী), Pitmundis (পীতমুণ্ডী), Gargaris (গড়গড়ী), Ghantas (ঘণ্টা), Kulabhis (কুলভী), and Chotkhandis (চোৎখণ্ডী).[2] In the late 18th century, Prananath Chakraborty brought some Brahmins from these families to this region, which was renamed after them.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃat̪kʰiɾa/, [ˈʃat̪kʰiɾaˑ]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃat̪kʰiɾa/, [ˈʃat̪kʰiɾaˑ]
Proper noun
[edit]সাতক্ষীরা • (śatokkhira)
- Satkhira (a city in the Satkhira District, Bangladesh)
- Satkhira District (a district of Bangladesh)
Synonyms
[edit]- বুড়ন (buṛon)
- বুড়নদ্বীপ (buṛonddip)
- বাগড়ী (bagoṛi)
References
[edit]- ^ Satkhira Sadar District, “সাতক্ষীরার ইতিহাস” Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
- ^ বসু, নগেন্দ্রনাথ (1911) বঙ্গের জাতীয় ইতিহাস (ব্রাহ্মণ কাণ্ড) (in Bengali), দে’জ পাবলিশিং (ভারত), page 173